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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे द्वाविशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच क्रोष्टोरेको ऽभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवानिति श्रुतिः / तस्य पुत्रो महान् स्वातिरुशद्गुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvāviśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca kroṣṭoreko 'bhavat putro vṛjinīvāniti śrutiḥ / tasya putro mahān svātiruśadgustatsuto 'bhavat

Translation

இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீகூர்மபுராணம், ஷட்ஸாஹஸ்த்ரீ ஸம்ஹிதை, பூர்வவிபாகத்தின் இருபத்திரண்டாம் அதிகாரம் (நிறைவு). சூதர் கூறினார்—மரபுச் செய்தியின்படி க்ரோஷ்டுவுக்கு ஒரே மகன்; அவன் பெயர் வ்ரஜினீவான். அவனுடைய மகன் மகத்தான ஸ்வாதி; ஸ்வாதியின் மகன் உஷத்கு ஆனான்.

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्रीकूर्मपुराणेin the Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa

षट्साहस्त्र्याम्in the Ṣaṭsāhasrī (six-thousand section)

संहितायाम्in the compendium

पूर्वविभागेin the former section

द्वाविंशःtwenty-second

अध्यायःchapter

सूतःSūta

उवाचsaid

क्रोष्टोःof Kroṣṭu

एकःone

अभवत्was/became

पुत्रःa son

वृजिनीवान्Vṛjinīvān (name)

इतिthus

श्रुतिःtradition/report

तस्यof him

पुत्रःson

महान्great

स्वातिःSvāti (name)

उशद्गुःUśadgu (name)

तत्सुतःhis son

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

Sūta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Kroṣṭu

Vṛjinīvān

Svāti

Uśadgu

Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa (textual colophon)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it preserves dynastic memory (vaṃśānucarita) that later frames dharma, kingship, and the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as lineage narration. Yogic and Pāśupata-oriented teachings appear elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa (especially in the Upari-bhāga’s doctrinal sections).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a traditional genealogical notice. The Kūrma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis is expressed more directly in its theological and yoga chapters rather than in this dynastic list.